Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life
Alister E. McGrath is one of the world’s leading theologians, with a doctorate in the sciences. Richard Dawkins is one of the bestselling popular science writers, with outspoken and controversial views on religion. This fascinating and provoking work is the first book-length response to Dawkins’ ideas, and offers an ideal introduction to the topical issues of science and religion.# Addresses fundamental questions about Dawkins’ approach to science and religion: Is the gene actually selfish? Is the blind watchmaker a suitable analogy? Are there other ways of looking at things?# Tackles Dawkins’ hostile and controversial views on religion, and examines the religious implications of his scientific ideas, making for a fascinating and provoking debate# Written in a very engaging and accessible style, ideal to those approaching scientific and religious issues for the first time# Alister McGrath is uniquely qualified to write this book. He is one of the world’s best known and most respected theologians, with a strong research background in molecular biophysics# A superb book by one of the world’s leading theologians, which will attract wide interest in the growing popular science market, similar to Susan Blackmore’s The Meme Machine (1999). Encountering Dawkins : a personal account -- The selfish gene : a Darwinian view of the world -- The blind watchmaker : evolution and the elimination of God? -- Proof and faith : the place of evidence in science and religion -- Cultural Darwinism? : the curious "science" of memetics -- Science and religion : dialogue or intellectual appeasement
